humectation

[Fr., from Lat. humect at us, pa. par. of humecto.] *1. Ord . Lang .: The act of making wet or moist; a watering or moistening. "That which is concreted by exsiccation or expre ion of humidity, will be resolved by humectation." -Browne: Vulgar Errors, bk. ii., ch. i. IMG:content-1343.png:[blocks in formation] water. (2) The moistening of a part morbidly affected. *hu-měc-tive, a. [Eng. humect ; -ive.] Tending or having the power to moisten; humectant. *hüm-ě-fy, v. t. [Lat, humeo =to moisten, and facio (pa . fio ) = to make.] To make moist or wet; to moisten; to soften with water. hū-mer-al, a . [Fr., from Latin humerus = the shoulder.] Of or pertaining to the shoulder; as, the humeral artery. [BRACHIAL, (1).] humeral-veil, s. Roman Ritual : An oblong scarf of the same material as the vestments, worn by the sub-deacon at high ma , when he holds the paten between the Offertory and the Paternoster; by the priest when he raises the monstrance to give Benediction (q. v.) with the Ble ed Sacrament; and by priests and deacons when they remove the Ble ed Sacrament or carry it in proce ion. The humeral-veil is worn round the shoulders, and the paten, pyx, or monstrance is wrapped in it. (See duties of Levites in Numbers iv.) ( Addis & Arnold .) IMG:content-1344.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1345.png:[blocks in formation] cro , ., when cut off or couped, so that the extremities do not reach as far as the sides of the escutcheon.